Has (or can) anyone taken a crunch apart?

[HaChayalBoded]

The crunch has a series of oddly shaped washers between the tools, when I took it apart I had thought I determined the way they go back in, I guess I was wrong...Can anyone take a picture of the orientation of the washers on a crunch? The only problem I have is that because of the orientation, the blade lock does not engage.

Thanks in advance.

[HaChayalBoded]

got it

[HaChayalBoded]

got it

ok maybe not

[Roadie]

Hope this helps, don't have my Crunch with me but found this pic on my portable hard drive

[HaChayalBoded]

thanks, I know the order of the tools, I just can't remember the orientation of the oddly shaped washers in between them.

[Roadie]

Ah, could be difficult to discern that without taking one apart! Hope someone can help you out though

[kwakster]

The problem with these washers is that you'll need a special piece of equipment to align them, and you probably don't have access to this.

What i use is a Leatherman issue thin metal tube with 2 flat sides and the exact length of all the items combined.
Almost each tool has it's own shorter or longer tube.

This tube is slid onto the thinned end of a longer metal guiding rod which on it's other end has the same 2 flat sides and diameter as the tube.
Then i put a protruding piece of the thinned end into a hole in a Leatherman issue thick flat piece of steel, so that the guiding rod fitted with the tube stands upright.

Next i slide every item with it's axis hole over the top of the metal rod, making sure i use enough oil inbetween parts, and everything ends up around the tube.
So first one item, than a washer, than another item, than another washer, and so on.
The rod and the tube together line up all the washers.

Finally i pull out the complete assembly on the metal rod & tube and then carefully separate the metal guiding rod from the tube with all the items on it.
I then place the assembly with the tube still inside into the tool, line up a new and oiled hollow axis screw which has one flat side that corresponds with a flat side in the frame, and wriggle it through both sides of the tool as well as all the items, while at the same time pushing the tube out.
Then i put just a little Locktite on the threads of the hollow axis screw and put a screw into it.

Writing this down almost makes it sound easy, 

Now it can be done without the rod & tube using just the hollow axis screw with the flattened side, but this can be quite a painstaking job.
If you're gonna try this, take your time and keep a needle nearby, as you will need it to position each washer.



 

[HaChayalBoded]

Thanks for the info, I have steady hands and don't need to use a tube, what I do need to know is the orientation of those stupid looking washers, I'm about to just go to home depot and get standard round washers in that thickness.

[J-sews]

I've never taken a Crunch apart. What is so unusual about the washers?

[I'm Still Bison]

When you do get it done,could you write up a tutorial to put on the site?